Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc shares valued at $451,440 were sold by Cox James S on Jan 15 ’26. At $24.14 per share, Cox James S sold 18,700 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 395,697 shares worth approximately $9.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JAMES COX purchased 18,700 shares, netting a total of over 451,418 in proceeds.
Before that, Das Souvik had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $240,825, the Chief Technology Officer traded Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc shares for $24.08 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $3.36 million.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on January 16, 2026, Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc [CWAN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $24.55. Analysts at William Blair downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late December. As of December 22, 2025, Oppenheimer has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Perform” for CWAN. Earlier on August 12, 2025, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CWAN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CWAN Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.24, but it reached a high of $24.38 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.91%. Over the course of the year, Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -13.05%.
Is Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -3.64 million shares to 23.85 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 27.49 million shares. A decline of -15.28% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.95.
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In terms of Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 24.55 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.9% from the previous closing price of $24.33. Analysts anticipate Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc stock to reach 27 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 24.55. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On June 24, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $27.
